...kindled together." " O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help !" " O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity." And no sooner doth he perceive the workings of repentance, which he himself hath wrought in the hearts...

...to excite us to make use of our privilege of free access unto him, Hos. xiv. 1. " O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God, for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity." Q. 33. Have not some been under deep legal convictions, and yet never effectually called' A. Yes: Judas...

...explicit declaration, in favour of forms of prayer, addressed to all the people; ' 0 Israel, return unto the Lord thy God ; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. TAKE WITH YOU WORDS, and turn to the Lord ; say unto him, take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously : so will we render the...

...BC 723.* HOSEA, xiv. An exhortation to reptntance. A promise of God's blessing. 1 O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God ; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. 2 Take with you words, and turn to the LORD : say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us...

...together. I will not return to destroy Ephraim, for I God and not man. And again, O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God, for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely. The epistles to the churches of Asia contain...

...purpose, even words to which he will return an answer of peace: " Take * Prov. xiv. 14. « Hos. xi. 7—9. with you words, and turn unto the Lord : say unto...Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously, so will we render the calves of our lips." Then he adds, " I will heal their backslidings, and love...

...insensibility. But the Prophet continues to expostulate with pathos and earnestness — " Oh Israel, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. Take with you words, and return unto the Lord: say unto him, take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously."* All this pleading...

...REPENTAKCE, AND PROMISE OF THE FUTURE FAVOR OF COD. — Hosca, ch. xiv. " TURK, O Israel, to Jehovah thy God ; For thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. Take with you words, And turn to Jehovah, saying, ' Forgive all our iniquity, and receive us graciously, ' When we offer to thee...

...their daughters. 14 Return unto the Lord your God; for ye have fallen by your iniquity. 15 Turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously, for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. 16 Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have...

...unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. Take with you words, and return trnto the Lord: say unto him, take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously."* All this pleading is certainly inconsistent with the idea of a state of abandoned hopelessness. It...